Meetings
PROSTAID Calgary generally meets once a month for a General Meeting available free of charge to all. We also support specialized meetings every month for Warriors and Wives & Caregivers groups. We would love to see you there.
October Monthly Meeting
Dr. Tarek Bismar on Introduction to PARP-Inhibitors and Their Role in Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 | 7:30PM
Location: CKE Community Centre, 1015 73 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Dr. Tarek Bismar carried out his medical education in Syria at Damascus University faculty of Medicine graduating in 1996. He then moved to USA to continue his career where he worked as Research assistant at Michigan State University. In 2000, Dr. Bismar joined Washington University St. Louis for his Pathology residency in Anatomical pathology, followed by surgical pathology fellowship at Wayne State University in 2002 and a GU pathology fellowship at Harvard Medical School in 2003. In 2004, he joined the faculty of Medicine at McGill University as assistant professor and was appointed as the director of the Pathology Core Facility in 2005. In 2008 he moved to University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine as associate professor and in 2015 he was promoted to full professor. Dr. Bismar directs a research lab is focusing on characterizing novel genetic signatures for GU cancers.
Dr. Bismar has published more than 115 peer reviewed publications mostly in prostate cancer biomarkers and genomic signatures and currently has active collaborations with several national and international investigators. His research employ multiple platforms including gene expression, copy number alteration and whole exome/genome sequencing of somatic and germ line mutations in association to invitro/in-vivo manipulation.
The meeting is in person, but if you’d like to attend virtually, please RSVP in the form below for a custom Zoom link:
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PROSTAID Calgary always meets on the third Wednesday of the month to support those affected by prostate cancer and to deal with health issues and featured topics of discussion.
Our Meetings:
• Always feature a medical guest speaker or healthcare professional.
• Time to share your experiences with others.
• Time to ask questions.
• Are always free and require no advance registration. Just show up and you will be warmly welcomed.
We understand that not everyone can make each and every meeting, so all of our meetings are archived online in video format for our members to explore. Visit our archive here.
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Serving the needs of hormone refractory PROSTAID Calgary members and those who have an interest in management of advanced prostate cancer
Focusing on:
• Networking
• Sharing
• Knowledge and experience in management of advanced disease
• New developments in detection, testing and treatment
• Access to clinical trials
• Providing personal support for each other
Meeting in a less formal setting:
An informal gathering for wives and caregivers affected by the prostate cancer diagnosis of a loved one.